Baltic Dry Index hits five-week high as spot rates for all bulkers improve from a week ago
Texas students raise $250,000 for 80-year-old school janitor forced out of retirement
After Mr James’s rent increased by $400, he had to go back to work, but students raised enough funds for him to retire againAfter an 80-year-old janitor had to return to work after his rent was increased, Texas high school students raised more than $25…
Rovio Says Paid Angry Birds Had ‘Negative Impact’ on Free-to-Play Versions
Back in the days before practically every mobile game was a free-to-play, ad- and microtransaction-laden sinkhole, Rovio found years of viral success selling paid downloads of Angry Birds to tens of millions of smartphone users. Today, though, the comp…
Anti-Putin politician exiled from Russia pleads with countrymen to ‘wake up’
Russian dissident Ilya Ponomarev has called on the Russian people to stop blindly following Vladimir Putin as the war in Ukraine rages on – and will continue with him at the helm.
How many train derailments have there been in the US in 2023?
The frequent train derailments are under scrutiny after an ecological disaster struck East Palestine, Ohio
Watch live as Alex Murdaugh stands trial on murder charges
Watch live as Alex Murdaugh is set to face a further grilling from prosecutors as cross-examination resumes in his double murder trial.
Drought-stricken canals strand famous Venice gondolas
A prolonged period of low tides in Venice caused some smaller canals to run dry, frustrating tourist operations and impacting some of the city’s critical infrastructure.
Trump accused of ‘shell game with classified documents’ after box moved around
Box of records was kept away from Mar-a-Lago when FBI agents searched the property last year
Ukraine’s shadow soldiers: Meeting resistance fighters in Kherson region
One year after the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, FRANCE 24 brings you a special 35-minute report, co-produced with Arte. Our reporter Gwendoline Debono went to meet resistants in the southern Kherson region, which was retaken from Russian fo…
How a Seattle high school student is shining a spotlight on emissions from private jets
Seattle high school student Akash Shendure created a website to estimate the emissions from private jets.